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The next sections outline a way to develop a Rich UI application. The IDE helps you to do the tasks quickly.
 
  
For background information, see [http://www.eclipse.org/edt/papers/topics/egl_web_technology.html Web technology for EGL Rich UI].
 
 
= Create a Handler type of stereotype RUIHandler  =
 
 
Consider a grid layout on the design surface and the related code:
 
 
[[Image:Gridlayout initial design.jpg]]
 
 
<source lang="java">
 
package client;
 
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
 
 
handler MyHandler type RUIhandler{
 
 
  // sets one or more widgets at the root of the widget tree.
 
  initialUI =[ui],
 
 
  // specifies the function that runs initially and without user interaction.
 
  onConstructionFunction = start,
 
 
  // identifies the CSS file that helps you to design the page.
 
  cssFile = "css/MyProject.css",
 
 
  // sets the title that is displayed at the top of your browser or browser tab.
 
  title = "MyHandler"}
 
 
  ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4, children =[]};
 
 
  function start()
 
  end
 
end
 
</source>
 
 
When you request a Rich UI handler, the Rich UI editor includes a grid layout of 3 columns and 4 rows.
 
 
= Declare and display a set of widgets  =
 
 
The grid layout now has four widgets in the first two columns:
 
 
[[Image:Gridlayout without spanning design.jpg]]
 
 
The third column is present, but empty. <br>
 
 
Here is the preview and the code that created it:
 
 
[[Image:Gridlayout without spanning.jpg]]
 
 
<source lang="java">
 
package client;
 
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.Button;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.CheckBox;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutLib;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextLabel;
 
import eglx.ui.rui.RUIHandler;
 
 
handler MySecondHandler type RUIhandler{
 
  initialUI =[ui], onConstructionFunction = start,
 
  cssFile = "css/MyProject.css", title = "MyHandler"}
 
 
  ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4,
 
  children =[myLabel, myTextField, myCheckBox, myButton]};
 
 
  myLabel TextLabel{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 1, column=1},
 
    text = "a label: " };
 
 
  myTextField TextField{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 1, column = 2},
 
                          text = "a text field"};
 
 
  myCheckBox CheckBox{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 2, column = 2 },
 
                          text="a check box" };
 
 
  myButton Button{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 4, column = 1 },
 
                    text="a button" };
 
 
 
  function start()
 
  end
 
end
 
</source>
 
 
= Customize the display  =
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[Image:Gridlayout spanning design.jpg]]
 
 
<br>
 
 
Now the text field spans columns 2 and 3, and the checkbox spans rows 2 and 3.
 
 
<source lang="java">
 
package client;
 
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.Button;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.CheckBox;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayout;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutData;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.GridLayoutLib;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextField;
 
import org.eclipse.edt.rui.widgets.TextLabel;
 
import eglx.ui.rui.RUIHandler;
 
 
handler MyHandler type RUIhandler{
 
  initialUI =[ui], onConstructionFunction = start,
 
  cssFile = "css/MyProject.css", title = "MyHandler"}
 
 
  ui GridLayout{columns = 3, rows = 4, cellPadding = 4,
 
  children =[myLabel, myTextField, myCheckBox, myButton]};
 
 
  myLabel TextLabel{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 1, column=1},
 
    text = "a label: " };
 
 
  myTextField TextField{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 1, column = 2,
 
      horizontalSpan = 2 }, text = "a text field"};
 
 
  myCheckBox CheckBox{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 2, column = 2,
 
      verticalSpan = 2 }, text="a check box" };
 
 
  myButton Button{ layoutData = new GridLayoutData{ row = 4, column = 1,
 
                    horizontalSpan = 2,
 
                    horizontalAlignment = GridLayoutLib.Align_Center },
 
                    text="a button" };
 
 
 
 
  function start()
 
  end
 
end
 
 
</source>
 
 
<br>
 
 
<br>
 
 
<br>
 
 
= Assign and code event handlers  =
 
 
<source lang="java">
 
 
</source>
 
 
= Write the on-construction function  =
 
 
<source lang="java">
 
 
</source>
 
 
<br> <br> <br><br> ♦ [[EDT:Code snippets|Code snippets main page]] <br>
 
 
[[Category:EDT]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:39, 16 February 2012

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